After his Senior year of High School with Tabor Academy defenseman Rich Brennan was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques but elected to pursue an education and collegiate hockey before embarking on his professional career. Brennan went to play at Boston University and was njamed to the Hockey East First All-Star Team and the NCAA East Second All-American Team for his efforts in 1994.

In 1995 he began a pro career that would be spent as a journeyman depth defenseman. Though most of his hockey would be played in the American Hockey League, Brennan also earned several short stints in the NHL as well. He split his first season between the Colonial League's Branford Smoke and the AHL's Cornwall Aces. In 1996-97 he spent the bulk of his season in the minors with the Hershey Bears but he was called up to the NHL for a two game audition.

The Nordiques and moved to Colorado and become the Avalanche by this point and they suited the 6'2 blue liner up for two games in which he was held scoreless. At season's end Brennan became a free agent and inked a deal with the San Jose Sharks.

The Sharks gave Brennan a longer look in the big leagues by inserting him in their line up for 11 games and he responded with a goal and two assists. After also playing 42 games for their farm club, Brennan was traded by the Sharks to the New York Rangers in exchange for goaltender Jason Muzzatti and finished his year with their AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack.

With the Rangers in 1998, Brennan enjoyed his longest stint in the NHL by playing 24 games on Broadway and scoring a goal and three assists.

Just prior to the 1999-00 campaign, Brennan was claimed by the Los Angeles Kings and spent all but two games over the next two seasons toiling for their minor league club. In the summer of 2001 Brennan signed a deal that would bring him to his fifth NHL club, the Nashville Predators.

Brennan got into four games with the Predators, but spent the rest of his time back in the AHL with the Milwaukee Admirals before a December 18 trade sent him back to the Los Angeles Kings.

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

Season

Club

League

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

+/-

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

1988-89

Albany Academy Cadets

High-NY

25

17

30

47

57

1989-90

Tabor Academy Seawolves

High-MA

33

12

14

26

68

1990-91

Tabor Academy Seawolves

High-MA

34

13

37

50

91

1991-92

Boston University Terriers

H-East

30

4

13

17

50

1991-92

United States

WJC-A

7

0

2

2

4

1992-93

Boston University Terriers

H-East

40

9

11

20

68

1993-94

Boston University Terriers

H-East

41

8

27

35

82

1994-95

Boston University Terriers

H-East

31

5

22

27

56

1995-96

Brantford Smoke

ColHL

5

1

2

3

2

1995-96

Cornwall Aces

AHL

36

4

8

12

61

7

0

0

0

6

1996-97

Colorado Avalanche

NHL

2

0

0

0

0

0

1996-97

Hershey Bears

AHL

74

11

45

56

88

23

2

16

18

22

1997-98

San Jose Sharks

NHL

11

1

2

3

2

-4

1997-98

Kentucky Thoroughblades

AHL

42

11

17

28

71

+5

1997-98

Hartford Wolf Pack

AHL

9

2

4

6

12

0

15

4

5

9

14

1998-99

New York Rangers

NHL

24

1

3

4

23

-4

1998-99

Hartford Wolf Pack

AHL

47

4

24

28

42

+13

1999-00

Lowell Lock Monsters

AHL

67

15

30

45

110

-3

7

1

5

6

0

2000-01

Los Angeles Kings

NHL

2

0

0

0

0

-3

2000-01

Lowell Lock Monsters

AHL

69

10

31

41

146

+10

2001-02

Nashville Predators

NHL

4

0

0

0

2

0

2001-02

Milwaukee Admirals

AHL

23

4

8

12

27

-7

2001-02

Manchester Monarchs

AHL

16

2

5

7

6

-3

5

1

1

2

16

2002-03

Boston Bruins

NHL

7

0

1

1

6

+3

2002-03

Providence Bruins

AHL

41

3

29

32

51

+1

2003-04

Providence Bruins

AHL

56

12

15

27

47

-1

2

0

1

1

2

2004-05

SC Bern

Swiss

23

5

5

10

24

2004-05

SC Langenthal

Swiss-2

1

0

2

2

0

2004-05

Augsburger Panther

Germany

16

4

5

9

22

5

0

1

1

16

NHL Totals

50

2

6

8

33

Hockey East First All-Star Team (1994) NCAA East Second All-American Team (1994)

Rights transferred to Colorado after Quebec franchise relocated, June 21, 1995. Signed as a free agent by San Jose, July 9, 1997. Traded to NY Rangers by San Jose for Jason Muzzatti, March 24, 1998. Signed as a free agent by Nashville, September 23, 1999. Claimed by Los Angeles from Nashville in Waiver Draft, September 27, 1999. Signed as a free agent by Nashville, August 8, 2001. Traded to Los Angeles by Nashville for Brett Hauer, December 19, 2001. Signed as a free agent by Boston, July 18, 2002. Signed as a free agent by Bern (Swiss), June 30, 2004. Signed as a free agent by Augsburg (Germany), January 13, 2005.